Jackson Colling and LHP are looking for another Championship run in 2016
The Lacrosse News Network, Inc, parent company of FloridaLacrosseNews.com, is proud to announce the inaugural LNN Florida Lacrosse Classic, slated for February 27th in West Palm Beach, Florida.
St. Andrew’s alumn, Grant “Taco” Mahler moves the ball against Penn State for Cornell
Hosting the event will be Oxbridge Academy and it will feature a lacrosse triple-header, highlighted by the 135th meeting between Cornell and Hobart, among the oldest rivalries in all of college lacrosse. The Big Red lead the series, which dates back to 1898, 84-46-4. Hobart led 8-7 with four minutes left in the game last season until Cornell rallied for a 12-8 victory. Cornell will be led by pre-season All-American Dom Massimilian while Hobart features most of its’ starting lineup coming back. Florida products Grant Mahler of Saint Andrew’s and Anthony Texeira of Bolles are members of the Cornell squad.
Anthony Texeira
Two high school games will bookend the Cornell-Hobart tilt.
Three-time defending Florida state champion Lake Highland Prep, led by recently nationally profiled BU-commit Jackson Colling will face perennial Top 10 program, and 2014 state finalist, Benjamin School, led by ACC commits Andrew Packer (Maryland) and Wil Nicklaus (North Carolina), and Ohio State commit Colin O’Hare.
Brandon and Colin Hayek are part of an emerging Oxbridge program
Oxbridge Academy, coached by Stan Ross, who also serves as Head Coach of the MLL franchise Florida Launch, features North Carolina recruit Brandon Hayek and his brother Colin, a Maryland recruit. They will be paired off with long-time Florida power and 20-time Florida state champion Saint Andrew’s, led by legendary head coach Tony Seaman and led by Albany commit Davis Diamond, among others.
The schedule for the event is as follows:
Andrew Packer and his Benjamin teammates take on powerhouse Lake Highland Prep in the final game of the day
February 27th – Oxbridge Academy, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
11:00am – Oxbridge Academy versus Saint Andrew’s
1:15pm – Cornell versus Hobart
3:30pm – Lake Highland Prep versus Benjamin School
Brian Davis, President of Lacrosse News Network, Inc., believes the event is a perfect fit for his company. “Our Florida affiliate, FloridaLacrosseNews.com, has established itself as the media authority for lacrosse in the state and we hope this event will help us build on that success as we grow our parent site, LacrosseNewsNetwork.com.”
Tickets for the event can be purchased at here.
For media questions, please contact Brian Davis at 407-923-5603 or via email at Brian@LacrosseNewsNetwork.com.
